Nukes in space

 Nukes in space 

Nukes in space 

The fact is that the weapon systems might already be positioned to the orbiter. The FOBS (Fractional Orbital Bombardment Systems) is the biggest threat, what people can imagine. The problem is that FOBS weapons are not necessarily big. The 250 mm. nuclear grenade can also be used as the FOBS weapon. 

The grenade can install in the satellite or small-size shuttle.  The shuttle allows that the nuclear warhead can return to home. Some of the FOBS weapons are presumed to be single-use lasers. These powerful lasers use nuclear bombs to pump energy into laser elements. If the laser element is installed in a neutron bomb. That thing is not very big. 

Polyus spacecraft.

The Soviet Polyus project was one of the first attempts to make a spacecraft that can transport nuclear weapons to the orbiter. And if those weapons are not needed. That craft can collect those weapons back and return to base. There is the possibility that the Polyus was some kind of laser weapon. 

If that thing is true it could be a carbon monoxide laser. That uses the acetylene light for making power for that vehicle. But there is the possibility that around the laser element is also the small nuclear weapons that can give it extremely high power. 

In some visions, the energy will pump to the high-power laser by using nuclear bombs. The nuclear detonators will install around the laser element, and that thing is giving that kind of laser very high power. The Soviet Polyus program can be a hybrid system. The same body can use to deliver space mines. 

The term nuclear mine means small nuclear weapons are delivered to the orbiter. And then detonate. There is the possibility that inside some neutron bombs are put the laser element. Those weapons can destroy targets deep inside the atmosphere.  The problem with nuclear lasers is that they are single-used systems. 

But the main part of the Polyus system can also be the laser that has the acetylene light for "conventional use" and the nuclear bomb for the high power. If the main body of Polyus is used as single-shot nuclear-powered lasers that thing gives it very much power. In that case, the energy ray will hit to ground. 

The miniature shuttles are good vehicles for carrying nuclear weapons. 

The shuttle can use as the kamikaze. In the cargo bay of the miniature, the shuttle can install a nuclear weapon. Or the nuke can shoot from the cargo bay by using a rocket. 

The thing is that small-size "surgical" nuclear weapons like neutron bombs can also drop from the satellite. Orbital vehicles can be good platforms for carrying also conventional bombs. Those weapons can deliver through the atmosphere. 

They can use as regular bombs that are slowing in the atmosphere under the heat shield. Things like quadcopters can deliver through the atmosphere under the heat shield. 

And tose remote-controlled drones might install weapons like machine guns or centrifugal guns. The Centrifugal gun is the rotating plate. On that plate will drop the ball-shaped metal bites. The threat is that those quadcopters can eliminate individual persons from the streets. 

Killer satellites and nuclear weapons

Another version of the orbital weapons is the killer satellite. The killer satellite can be a regular satellite that is impacting other satellites. In modern visions, killer satellites can equip with lasers and other DEW (Directed Energy Weapons.). Those satellites can terminate other satellites very effectively. So there is one very good way to destroy them all. That thing is to detonate nuclear weapons in space.

In some scenarios, nuclear weapons will detonate at the orbital trajectory. That thing will eliminate a large number of satellites on all sides of the conflict. Also, nuclear weapons will increase the energy in the Van Allen belt. And that thing makes that area useless for satellites and radio-frequency communication through that area is impossible. 

There are plans that the satellites could smash away from orbiter by using thermonuclear weapons. After that, the replacing satellites will shoot to the orbiter. And those satellites can use laser systems for communication. That thing will eliminate the effect of high-energetic plasma. But the EMP and other radiation can be devastating for the satellites.  

There is introduced an idea that there will position the nuclear weapons at orbiter. And when the enemy starts the attack those nuclear detonators will explode at the front of those incoming warheads. The idea is that the EMP pulse will terminate the warheads. The fireball and neutron effects can also detonate incoming warheads before they reach the target. 

The source of the EMP (Electromagnetic pulse) is in a higher atmosphere. When the nuclear weapon detonates the radiation emission causes the effect where the air molecules are sending EMP-pulse. But there is another version of how to make the enhanced EMP burst. To the core of nuclear weapons can increase air. 

In the case that the nuclear weapon detonates inside the air core that effect increases their EMP capacity. The origin of the neutron bomb is in the idea that it can put the nuclear weapons detonated in silos. 

The problem with orbital nuclear detonations is that they are eliminating also the attacker's satellites. For that kind of operation is created the small neutron bombs which core is filled with air. That air core will increase the EMP effect of that weapon. 

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